John Howard
Known for: Acting
Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Twice won Variety Entertainer of the Year (1992,2006). Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury" and nine times since.Silver logie winner for "Seachange" (2001) . Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for SeaChange (1998) and All Saints (2008). Ambassador for Variety (The Children's Charity) and Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation ( AMDF ).
Filmography
Series
Blue Heelers
Michael Fielding
1993
Series
Pacific Blue
Dwayne Farrell
1996
Series
The Flying Doctors
Mike Stone
1986
Series
Water Rats
D/S Sven Larsen
1996
Series
All Saints
Frank Campion
1998
Series
All Saints
Jonathan Healy
1998
Film
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
The People Eater
2024
Film
Mad Max: Fury Road
The People Eater
2015
Series
The Job
2001
Series
Bump
Hippy Baby Boomer
2021
Series
SeaChange
Bob Jelly
1998
Series
Colin from Accounts
Brian Crapp
2022
Series
Janet King
Steven Blakely
2014
Series
The Girl from Tomorrow
Silverthorn
1992
Series
Always Greener
John Taylor
2001
Series
The Games
John Howard
1998
Film
Capone
Warden J. Johnston
1975
Film
Riley
Sports Broadcaster
2025
Series
Water Under the Bridge
Archie
1980
Film
Jindabyne
Carl
2006
Film
Evil Angels
Lyle Morris
1988
Series
Get Krack!n
Bill Langham
2017
Series
A Town Like Alice
Donald Paget
1981
Series
The Warriors
Bill Shepherd
2017
Series
Soul Mates
2014
Film
Blackrock
Len Kirby
1997
Film
Dating the Enemy
Davis
1996
Film
Japanese Story
Richards
2003
Film
Wolfram
2026
Series
Jessica
2004
Film
Razorback
Danny
1984
Film
Young Einstein
Preston Preston
1988
Film
Never Tell Me Never
Uncle Darryl
1998
Film
Take Away
Burgies CEO
2003
Film
Last Cab to Darwin
Simmo
2015
Film
unINDIAN
Mr Sanders
2015
Film
The Man Who Sued God
Edward Piggott
2001
Film
The Highest Honour
Captain R. C. Page
1982
Film
Strikebound
Bashed Scab
1984
Film
Bush Christmas
Sly
1983
Film
In a Savage Land
Rev Macgregor
1999
Film
The Merger
Bull Barlow
2018
Film
Gary's Story
Gary
1983
Film
The Road from Coorain
Angus
2002
Film
The Club
Geoff Hayward
1980
Film
Joh's Jury
Hedley
1993
Film
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Dr. Proctor
1988
Film
A Man's Gotta Do
Eddy
2004
Film
A Matter Of Principle
2019
Grace Under Water
Ken
2014
Film
Frontier
2018